There are no limits to one's imagination, no boundaries to what might be. Designated as having "very high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Tulane is in the top 2 percent of universities nationwide. The possibilities are endless.
 Scott Grayson, an assistant professor of chemistry in the Tulane School of Science and Engineering, has received the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award — a recognition of his contributions to student understanding of fundamental science, and of his talents as a teacher and researcher. Full Story... |
 While microchips found in everyday electronics have gradually decreased in size until they are now smaller than the point of a sharpened pencil, Tulane University scientists are making contributions to research that could one day produce semiconductors that are a million times smaller. In doing so, Alex Burin, an assistant professor of chemistry, and graduate assistant Gail Blaustein are delving into the electronic properties of DNA. Full Story... |
 In his lab in the Merryl and Sam Israel Jr. Environmental Sciences Building, YiPing Chen leads a team of 11 researchers, including postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduates and technicians, exploring how certain genes control the growth of organs in animals. Full Story... |
 Hurricane Katrina shuttered four sprawling public housing complexes in New Orleans, scattering residents across the country. Almost three years later, the city is still struggling for solutions. On December 21, 2007, the New Orleans City Council voted to demolish the developments but not without violent protests from some in the community who charged the city's plan for redevelopment would discourage the return of displaced low-income residents back to New Orleans. Full Story... |
 Academics and float designers alike find inspiration in a treasure trove of Mardi Gras memorabilia nestled on the second floor of Jones Hall on Tulane’s uptown campus. The Carnival Collection is part of the Special Collections Division and houses printed Carnival mementoes, including many original drawings of costumes and parade float designs. Full Story... |
 The Tulane Regional Urban Design Center and the City of Mandeville have received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to develop plans for the preservation of one of the nation’s oldest unaltered rural jazz halls, the Dew Drop Jazz Hall in Mandeville, La. The city is matching the grant and also has provided an additional $150,000. Full Story... |
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